When Patsy sang this song on the Arthur Godfrey show, he commented that it was very nice, but a little sad, to which Patsy replied, " Well, if there was a third cigarette in your ashtray you'd feel kinda sad too! ". Naturally, the audience loved Patsy and loved the song.

In the year 2000, the chances of finding a cafe which permits smoking isn't easy, but in 1957 it was a given. Back then, even more so than today, cigarettes and coffee went hand~in~hand. Thus in remembrance of a by~gone era, I present this coffee recipe. It's easy and delicious.

Chocolate Espresso

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup hot chocolate powder
• 4 Tbsp instant espresso coffee
• 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream ( to make whipped cream)
• 1/3 teaspoon grated orange peel/zest
• ground nutmeg to taste

Dissolve espresso in the boiling water. Add the chocolate mix and then pour into 4 demitasse cups. Whip the cream until stiff. Fold in the sugar and the orange peel. Spoon a nice size dollop of whipped cream on top of each cup of coffee. Sprinkle whipped cream with nutmeg to taste. Serves 4.

*You can usually find instant espresso at gourmet or specialty shops.